Christmas night shooting in Sandusky leads to charges

SANDUSKY — Police are searching for suspects in a shooting that occurred about 11:15 p.m. Christmas.
Several callers reported shots being fired at Ashburn and Dixon drives, according to police reports. Another call reported a shot fired into a home on the 1400 block of Dixon Drive.
When police arrived, a woman claimed Bernard Hall, the father of her grandchildren, had tried to shoot her son, a report stated.
The woman said Hall came to the house with his sisters, Sheena Cook and Lasheena Bell, to drop off his children. The children’s mother was at the store. He reportedly became upset and exchanged words with his children’s uncle, the report stated.
The argument lead to Hall attempting to fight the uncle. Upon leaving, Hall told the family he would return.
Shortly after, Hall returned with his sisters and Sedric Cook. Reports say Sheena Cook and Bell began to assault one of the relatives while Hall and Sedric Cook went after the uncle again.
After a brief altercation, Sedric Cook returned to his vehicle and retrieved a gun, the report stated. He allegedly fired the weapon toward the uncle, who managed to escape unharmed, it stated.
One of the bullets entered the residence in the 1400 block of Dixon and nearly struck a woman who was sitting in her living room, a report stated. Sedric Cook, Sheena Cook, Bell and Hall entered the vehicle and drove off, though Sedric Cook reportedly continued to fire the gun toward the family, the report stated.
Hall’s small children were in the car during the incident, the report stated. The vehicle was described as orange in color, possibly a Dodge Caliber.
The Erie County Prosecutor’s Office has authorized charges of discharging a firearm into a habitation and attempted murder against Sedric Cook and complicity to attempted murder and two counts of child endangerment against Hall. Charges against Sheena Cook and Bell may be forthcoming, the report stated.